Median pay · Idaho
$47,970A year, or $23 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $29,300 | $14 |
| 25th percentile | $36,660 | $18 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $47,970 | $23 |
| 75th percentile | $72,320 | $35 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $103,240 | $50 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $61,170 | $29 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in IdahoBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$47,970
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$23.06
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,273 a month at an effective rate of 18.1%.$39,271 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Idaho sit at 95.5 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$50,234
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.5.9% below
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.857,440
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Idaho: common questions
What is the average salary in Idaho?
$61,170 a year, or $29.41 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Idaho for May 2025.
The median is lower, $47,970: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Idaho?
Anything over $47,970 pays more than half the jobs in Idaho. $72,320 puts you in the top quarter and $103,240 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $3,273 a month after federal, state and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Idaho?
By median pay: airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ($507,640), internal medicine physicians ($355,390), family medicine physicians ($347,160), general pediatricians ($297,680) and dermatologists ($281,920). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Idaho?
By number of jobs: fast food or counter workers ($28,940), general or operations managers ($80,390), office clerks ($44,830), home health or personal care aides ($34,790) and retail salespersons ($35,080), with the median pay for each.